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Microsoft Simplifies API for Longhorn

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zzxc writes "InternetWeek.com reports that Microsoft is cleaning up its API and integrating its XML Application Markup Language for its anticipated Longhorn release. An unnamed source says that Microsoft will be slashing the number of API calls from 76k to 8k. In addition, the new graphics device interface, codename Avalon, will use XAML-based scripts instead of a complicated API. Microsoft is planning on including XAML design in the next Visual Studio.net release. CRN is also reporting on this."

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  1. How much to learn? by ClosedSource · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Win32 has like 76,000 APIs, and they're taking it down to 8,000 with Longhorn technology"

    The question is will they be adding 100,000 new things to learn in AXML in order to replace the 68,000 lost APIs?

  2. Re:Codenames? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    This practice is not limited to Microsoft. Sun, Red Hat, Apple, IBM and many others do the exact same thing.